Zacks Research Predicts Hancock Whitney FY2025 Earnings

Hancock Whitney Co. (NASDAQ:HWC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hancock Whitney in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $5.37 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $5.38. The consensus estimate for Hancock Whitney’s current full-year earnings is $5.53 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hancock Whitney’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.73 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.53 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price objective on Hancock Whitney from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Stephens reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $74.00 price target (up from $68.00) on shares of Hancock Whitney in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Raymond James reissued a “strong-buy” rating and set a $72.00 price target (up from $64.00) on shares of Hancock Whitney in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Hancock Whitney from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $62.56.

Hancock Whitney Stock Down 1.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:HWC opened at $53.55 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.61 billion, a PE ratio of 10.14 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 0.79. Hancock Whitney has a 52-week low of $41.56 and a 52-week high of $62.40. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $56.56 and a 200 day moving average of $55.30.

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The company reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.12. Hancock Whitney had a net margin of 22.40% and a return on equity of 11.56%. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.26 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hancock Whitney

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of HWC. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Hancock Whitney during the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Grove Bank & Trust purchased a new position in Hancock Whitney during the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in Hancock Whitney in the 4th quarter worth $49,000. GeoWealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Hancock Whitney in the 4th quarter worth about $65,000. Finally, Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Hancock Whitney during the 4th quarter valued at about $92,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.22% of the company’s stock.

Hancock Whitney Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were issued a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.36%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 5th. This is a positive change from Hancock Whitney’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. Hancock Whitney’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.09%.

Hancock Whitney Company Profile

Hancock Whitney Corporation operates as the financial holding company for Hancock Whitney Bank that provides traditional and online banking services to commercial, small business, and retail customers. It offers various transaction and savings deposit products consisting of brokered deposits, time deposits, and money market accounts; treasury management services, secured and unsecured loan products including revolving credit facilities, and letters of credit and similar financial guarantees; and trust and investment management services to retirement plans, corporations, and individuals, and investment advisory and brokerage products.